A city correction officer is fired after another person dies at Rikers

A city correction officer is fired after yet another person dies at Rikers

A spokesperson did not specify how Elijah Muhammad, 31, died on Sunday, or what role the fired officer played.

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A spokesperson did not specify how Elijah Muhammad, 31, died on Sunday, or what role the fired officer played.

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The death rate at Rikers this year is keeping pace with last year, when 16 people died in city custody

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and public outrage heightened over conditions for incarcerated people.

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In the wake of the latest death, advocates once again called for a federal takeover of the jails at Rikers.

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As news of Muhammad's death was released, lawyers for Rikers detainees were in court arguing that

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the city should be fined for denying medical care to thousands of inmates.

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